The Russians are preparing unrecognized Transnistria for war – Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Russia is preparing a series of terrorist attacks in the territory of self-proclaimed Transnistria. This is evidenced by the newspaper dated May 2, which has already been printed.

The Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine informs about this.

According to Ukrainian intelligence, the central article of the newspaper is the “Official appeal of the people of Transnistria to President Putin of the Russian Federation.” The appeal requests that he “deploys the armed forces of Transnistria to the military actions of the Russian army.”

To this end, “mobilization points” are being set up in unrecognized Transnistria to recruit volunteers to fight in the Transnistrian army.

The newspaper also contains a series of propaganda materials about the “bloody terrorist attacks against Transnistrians during the May holidays, in which dozens were killed, including children, elderly, and women.”

As the newspaper was published on the eve of the holidays, there is a threat that the Kremlin authorities are planning to commit a number of terrorist acts among the local population, for which, as is its custom, it will “blame” Ukraine.

Foreign citizens are urged to join the armed forces of Transnistria. In particular, “Apart from the Russian Federation, mobilization points are being set up in the Luhansk and Donetsk “People’s Republics”, Abkhazia, and the Special Administrative Region [Kaliningrad Region]. In addition, citizens of other countries can join our army. To do this, it is enough for them to come to the countries which have such mobilization points.”

Ukrainian Defense Intelligence believes that such actions on behalf of the Russian leadership can lay the ground for a new springboard for an attack on Ukraine and for an “official” occupation of part of the territory of the independent Republic of Moldova.

Previously, a number of explosions happened in the territory of self-proclaimed Transnistria last week. Moldova’s President Maia Sandu stated that the forces of the “Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic” are behind the recent blasts. Vadym Krasnoselsky, leader of unrecognized Transnistria, has accused Ukraine of the blasts, but stated that “it will not be possible to drag Transnistria into the war.”